Planthopper

Massila Walker, 1862

Type species: Massila sicca Walker, 1862

Fauna Portal Genus Number: 256

(after Fletcher 1988): Massila is an endemic Australian genus showing affinity to Dascalina and Barsac.

Head short. Frons about as long as wide, convex, with obscure median longitudinal carina. Vertex very short. Pronotum short with two circular depressions near front margin. Tegmen 2 1/2 times as long as wide. Costa! margin convex to apex of costal cell, then concave to rounded apical angle. Sutural margin concave from apex of scutellum to rounded sutural angle. Apical margin slightly convex. Tegmen outwardly prominent on R1 level with origin of Rs and on 2A. Costal cell wider than costal membrane. Subapical lines absent. Vein Cu branched at about midlength, anterior branch short meeting M3 +4 to form strong angled crossvein. Hind tibia with one spine on external margin.